52 defense

As Bud Wilkinson said in his book: "MODERN DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL" (published in 1956) - he got the 52 from General Bob Neyland (University of Tennessee). Neyland first used it in the 1940's as an OVERSHIFTED 6 (a wide field variation off his base WIDE TACKLE 6 defense). In Wilkinson's book - it is STILL DRAWN AS AN OVERSHIFTED 6. Bud's book was the best book I ever read on DEFENSE! Bud popularized the 52 as his BASE defense, & as the ANSWER to the "SPLIT-T" offense, which was dominant in college footballk in the decade of the 1950's!

I played in this defense (my High School Coach knew Neyland AND Wilkinson) as early as 1954. We used it in it's entirety! I used it in my coaching from 1961 thru 1984, before going to the 4-4 in 1985, & had help from Neyland AND Wilkinson via phone calls & letters!

You can still buy Bud's book by going on abebooks.com online Below are the copies available:

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Modern Defensive Football
Jones, Gomer & Wilkinson, Charles (Bud)
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Book Description: Prentice - Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1960. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Fourth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover soiled, pages yellowing, light edgewear. Bookseller Inventory # 51664

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MODERN DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL
Gomer Jones and "Bud" Wilkinson
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Book Description: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs NJ, 1961. Cloth. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photos and Drawings (illustrator). Fifth Printing. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 273 INDEXED pages to this somewhat scarce classic on football. American Football, that is. Slight minor wear to boards, interior clean and tight with a few corner creases. Please see or request pic. Bookseller Inventory # 006423

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Modern Defensive Football
Jones, Gomer & Charles (Bud) Wilkinson
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Book Description: Englewood Cliffs, NJPrentice Hall. Red bds. w/silver gilt titles, prev. owner's address label to inside of front bd. & written in pencil on fep, 271 pp, light wear to 2 btm. corners. Bookseller Inventory # 3333

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Modern Defensive Football
Jomes, Gomer and Charles Wilkinson
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Book Description: Prentice Hall Press, 1957. Binding is Cloth Bds. Book Condition: VG/no DJ, light wear to boards. VG/no DJ, light wear to boards, clean and solid., red. 8vo, 273p. Football. Binding is Cloth Bds. Bookseller Inventory # MASTER035308I

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Modern Defensive Football
Wilkinson, Charles (Bud) and Jones, Gomer
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Book Description: Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1957), 1957. First Edition Red cloth, Several photos and illustrations. Octavo, 273pp., Signed by Chet Gladchuck, former BC and NY Giant player, and member of the Collegiate Football Hall of Fame Slight wear. V.Good+ without d/j. Bookseller Inventory # 006320

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Modern Defensive Football
Jones, Gomer and Wilkinson, "Bud"
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Book Description: Prentice-Hall Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1957, 1957. HB GinGdj With photographs A sports book about modern defensive football, with photographs, with paper and clear dust jacket. Bookseller Inventory # 007355

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Modern Defensive Football
Jones, Gomer and Wilkinson, Charles
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Book Description: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 1960, 1960. 4th printing HB Good, without dust jacket A book about modern defensive football. Bookseller Inventory # 010098

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Modern Defensive Football
Gomer Jones and "Bud" Wilkinson
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Book Description: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., U.S.A.: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1957 (Fifth Printing - Feb. 1961) VG/G+ 8vo Bumping at the bottom of the spine & of one corner. Minor edge wear w/ a small nick along top edge. DJ has edgewear and rubbing and a small tear in the top rear corner. Letter/number stamped on ffep. Includes photos & numerous diagrams. Bookseller Inventory # x4099

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Modern Defensive Football.
Jones, Gomer and Bud Wilkinson
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Book Description: Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-hall. 1957,., 1957. VG(# in ink to endpaper) in G+(light rubbing, fading spinesid. Red boards; illustrations; great University of Oklahoma football item. (?), edition. Bookseller Inventory # S3935498

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Modern Defensive Football
Jones Gomer and Charles (Bud) Wilkinson
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Book Description: Englewood Cliffs NJ: P-H, 1957, Englewood Cliffs NJ, 1957. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. 8vo. Hard Cover. Near FINE/VG. 1st. 8vo. edges boards very faintly rubbed/ dust jacket 1" x 3" chip missing top spine new piece inserted, some 1/8* to 1/4" tears or color rubbed off panel edges mended underside along panels, d j is enclosed in acid-free archival cover. Bookseller Inventory # 003535

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